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In Harla v. State of Rajasthan (1951), the Supreme Court considered the Jaipur Opium Act, which the…

Harla v State of Rajasthan (1951) held that "Natural justice requires that before a law can become operative it must be promulgated or published." Reasonable publication of…

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In Harla v. State of Rajasthan (1951), the Supreme Court considered the Jaipur Opium Act, which the Council of Ministers had passed by a resolution in 1923 but had never published. What did it hold?

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Harla v State of Rajasthan (1951) held that "Natural justice requires that before a law can become operative it must be promulgated or published." Reasonable publication of some sort is essential, and the Jaipur Opium Act, never published, was not law. The maxim that ignorance of law is no excuse assumes that the law has first been made known.

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